Žiga Laci

Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek club AEK Athens.

Žiga Laci
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002
Place of birth Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2012 Nafta 1903
2012–2014 Dobrovnik
2014–2016 Turnišče
2016–2020 Mura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Mura 4 (1)
2020– AEK Athens 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Slovenia U17 4 (0)
2019 Slovenia U18 3 (0)
2019– Slovenia U19 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Mura

In 2019, Laci signed his first professional contract with Mura until 2021.[2] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2019 in the 32nd round of the 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Krško, which Mura won 3–0.[3]

AEK Athens

On 14 February 2020, Laci signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens.[4]

International career

Laci made his international debut on 21 February 2019, when he played for the Slovenian under-17 team in a 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5] In March 2019, he played the elite round of the qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Slovenia was eliminated as the bottom of the group after two defeats and a draw.[5]

On 26 July 2019, Laci debuted for the Slovenian under-19 side in a 3–1 win against the United Arab Emirates.[6]

References
  1. "Žiga Laci – Super League Greece". slgr.gr. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Hajdinjak, Maja (19 July 2018). "Žiga Laci, najmlajši igralec s profesionalno pogodbo". vestnik.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Žiga Laci – statistika sezone 2018–19 – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. "AEK FC signs Žiga Laci!!". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "Žiga Laci – U17 reprezentanca". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. "Žiga Laci – U19 reprezentanca". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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